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Historic 1888 Shaftsbury Signature QuiltQuilt Block #18 - Quilt Signers: Eliza (Green) Dyer Rena Huntington  Eliza Dyer was born in Shaftsbury in 1864 to Hawley and Betsey (Green) Green. She had two siblings, a brother John Milo Green (1851-1920) and a sister Laura A. (Green) Amidon (1860-1934). The Federal census of 1880 shows Eliza (15) living in Shaftsbury with her parents, Hawley (49) and Betsey Green (47) and her sister Amelia (19). Her older brother, John Milo, was no longer a member of the household. The same Federal Census of 1880 shows Eliza's future husband Charles E. Dyer (19) living with his parents Edward N. Dyer (56) and Mary A. (Niles) Dyer (23). Charles had two sisters Helen A (23) (BLOCK #12 of the quilt) and Anna H (21). There is also his younger brother Hilland N. (14) living with them in Shaftsbury. As life long residents of Shaftsbury and members of the same church, Eliza and Charles must have know each other since childhood. They most likely went to the same one room school house. They marry on 17 November 1886. She is 22 and he is 25 years old. When the quilt was signed in 1888 they had been married for two years and have a daughter, Anna Mary (Dyer) Lewis. Their second child, Charles Jay Dyer isn't born until four years later in 1892. According to Charle's obituary they have another son Ned, who dies at the age of six. Eliza died on 20 November 1897 (aged 32-33) from pneumonia. The census of 1900 records Charles (39) as a widower. His two children Anna Mary (12) and Charles J. (7) are living with him on Bank Street in Bennington. Thirty years later in 1930 Charles (69) is living on Main Street in the home of his daughter Anna May Lewis (43) and her husband Dewitt Lewis (47), who have two children Pauline (22) and Dewitt (20). When Charles passes away in Bennington on 7 December 1938 his occupation was listed as “in Real Estate”. He was 77 years 8 Months and 20 days old. His cause of death was suicide by shooting. He suffered from cerebral arteriosclerosis and intense neurasthenia. The symptoms of this condition were dizziness, dyspepsia, muscular aches or pains, tension headaches, inability to relax, irritability and sleep disturbance. He must have suffered greatly with these conditions. Eliza and Charles are buried in Grandview Cemetery in Shaftsbury. Rena Huntington's given name was Irene Blanche Huntington. She was born 3 November 1876 to A. Olin and Sarah Elizabeth (Niles) Huntington in White Creek, N. Y. Rena was also the sister of John G. Huntington BLOCK: 31 and Sidney O. Huntington BLOCK:16. She married her future husband, Norman Dunlap Bottum 11 March 1896 in Shaftsbury. Norman was the son of Henry Merle and Fidelia E. (Dunlop) Bottum (BLOCK #2). Norman was born 11 June 1873. When the quilt was signed Rena was 12 years old and Norman would have been about 15. Two Censuses taken in 1880 document both family units. Irene Blanche (3) was living in Shaftsbury with her parents Olin A. (43), Sarah H. (34) Huntington and siblings Alice S. (15), Mary G. (13), John Grant (12), Sidney (8), Charles H. (5) and Rena's Uncle Edward R. (48). He was Olin's brother. In the same year, Rena's future husband, Norman D. Bottum (7) was living in Shaftsbury with his parents H. (Henry) Merle (31), Fidelia E. (32) Bottum and siblings, Stella R. (4) and Molly S. (3). Norman and Rena/Irene Blanche (Huntington) Bottum have two sons; Forest Huntington Bottum (1898-1973) and Harold Merle Bottum (1902-1914). Irene/Rena dies 4 July 1913 at the age of 36 from La Gripp and Acute Nephritis. Their son, Harold Merle dies 4 July 1914 at the age of 12 from Tubercular Meningitis, exactly one year from the date of his mother Rena's passing. Norman marries for the second time to Sara Mildred Niles 15 October 1914. She was 24 year old and he was 41. She was the daughter of Herman A. Niles (1854-1952) and Emma A. (Percy) Niles (1857-1932) (Bock 49). The Census of 1930 records Norman (53) and Mildred (39) living in Williamtown, MA. where their one son, Merle N. Bottum, (1930-2004) who was born when she was 40. The census of 1940 documents Norman (66), Mildred (49) and Merle N. (9) living at Hopper Road in Williamstown where he was a “Poultry Man”. Norman died 25 June 1957 at the age of 84 in North Adams, MA from several contributing factors (Coronary Pulmonale, Emphysema, Chronic Pyelonephritis). His obituary reports him as a retired superintendent in the Poultry department of Mount Hope Farm. Sarah Mildred Niles Bottum marries for a second time to Harley Northup when she is 78 and he was 71 on 28 September 1969. She dies 8 May 1980 at the age of 89 in Williamstown, MA. She is buried in Shaftsbury Village Cemetery with her parents. Rene/Irene (Huntington) Bottum, Norman Dunlop Bottum and their son, Merle M. Bottum are buried in Center Shaftsbury with her parents Algernon and Sarah Elizabeth (Niles) Huntington. |
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Eliza (Green) Dyer
Rena HuntingtonEliza Dyer was born in Shaftsbury in 1864 to Hawley and Betsey (Green) Green. She had two siblings, a brother John Milo Green (1851-1920) and a sister Laura A. (Green) Amidon (1860-1934).
The Federal census of 1880 shows Eliza (15) living in Shaftsbury with her parents, Hawley (49) and Betsey Green (47) and her sister Amelia (19). Her older brother, John Milo, was no longer a member of the household.
The same Federal Census of 1880 shows Eliza's future husband Charles E. Dyer (19) living with his parents Edward N. Dyer (56) and Mary A. (Niles) Dyer (23). Charles had two sisters Helen A (23) (BLOCK #12 of the quilt) and Anna H (21). There is also his younger brother Hilland N. (14) living with them in Shaftsbury.
As life long residents of Shaftsbury and members of the same church, Eliza and Charles must have know each other since childhood. They most likely went to the same one room school house. They marry on 17 November 1886. She is 22 and he is 25 years old.
When the quilt was signed in 1888 they had been married for two years and have a daughter, Anna Mary (Dyer) Lewis. Their second child, Charles Jay Dyer isn't born until four years later in 1892. According to Charle's obituary they have another son Ned, who dies at the age of six.
Eliza died on 20 November 1897 (aged 32-33) from pneumonia. The census of 1900 records Charles (39) as a widower. His two children Anna Mary (12) and Charles J. (7) are living with him on Bank Street in Bennington.
Thirty years later in 1930 Charles (69) is living on Main Street in the home of his daughter Anna May Lewis (43) and her husband Dewitt Lewis (47), who have two children Pauline (22) and Dewitt (20).
When Charles passes away in Bennington on 7 December 1938 his occupation was listed as “in Real Estate”. He was 77 years 8 Months and 20 days old. His cause of death was suicide by shooting. He suffered from cerebral arteriosclerosis and intense neurasthenia. The symptoms of this condition were dizziness, dyspepsia, muscular aches or pains, tension headaches, inability to relax, irritability and sleep disturbance. He must have suffered greatly with these conditions.
Eliza and Charles are buried in Grandview Cemetery in Shaftsbury.
Rena Huntington's given name was Irene Blanche Huntington. She was born 3 November 1876 to A. Olin and Sarah Elizabeth (Niles) Huntington in White Creek, N. Y. Rena was also the sister of John G.
Huntington BLOCK: 31 and Sidney O. Huntington BLOCK:16. She married her future husband, Norman Dunlap Bottum 11 March 1896 in Shaftsbury. Norman was the son of Henry Merle and Fidelia E. (Dunlop) Bottum (BLOCK #2). Norman was born 11 June 1873. When the quilt was signed Rena was 12 years old and Norman would have been about 15.
Two Censuses taken in 1880 document both family units. Irene Blanche (3) was living in Shaftsbury with her parents Olin A. (43), Sarah H. (34) Huntington and siblings Alice S. (15), Mary G. (13), John Grant (12), Sidney (8), Charles H. (5) and Rena's Uncle Edward R. (48). He was Olin's brother. In the same year, Rena's future husband, Norman D. Bottum (7) was living in Shaftsbury with his parents H. (Henry) Merle (31), Fidelia E. (32) Bottum and siblings, Stella R. (4) and Molly S. (3).
Norman and Rena/Irene Blanche (Huntington) Bottum have two sons; Forest Huntington Bottum (1898-1973) and Harold Merle Bottum (1902-1914). Irene/Rena dies 4 July 1913 at the age of 36 from La Gripp and Acute Nephritis. Their son, Harold Merle dies 4 July 1914 at the age of 12 from Tubercular Meningitis, exactly one year from the date of his mother Rena's passing.
Norman marries for the second time to Sara Mildred Niles 15 October 1914. She was 24 year old and he was 41. She was the daughter of Herman A. Niles (1854-1952) and Emma A. (Percy) Niles (1857-1932) (Bock 49). The Census of 1930 records Norman (53) and Mildred (39) living in Williamtown, MA. where their one son, Merle N. Bottum, (1930-2004) who was born when she was 40.
The census of 1940 documents Norman (66), Mildred (49) and Merle N. (9) living at Hopper Road in Williamstown where he was a “Poultry Man”. Norman died 25 June 1957 at the age of 84 in North Adams, MA from several contributing factors (Coronary Pulmonale, Emphysema, Chronic Pyelonephritis). His obituary reports him as a retired superintendent in the Poultry department of Mount Hope Farm.
Sarah Mildred Niles Bottum marries for a second time to Harley Northup when she is 78 and he was 71 on 28 September 1969. She dies 8 May 1980 at the age of 89 in Williamstown, MA. She is buried in Shaftsbury Village Cemetery with her parents.
Rene/Irene (Huntington) Bottum, Norman Dunlop Bottum and their son, Merle M. Bottum are buried in Center Shaftsbury with her parents Algernon and Sarah Elizabeth (Niles) Huntington.
All research for this web tour was provided to the Town of Shaftsbury by: Carol Corey-Dziubek. She would like to credit: Ancestry.com, findagrave.com
